Frustrating Only having a small set up is really frustrating. Hen’s are being tread in the flight when l don’t have any free breeding cages available. Whilst cleaning out my main flight l found one of my best hen dead with a prolapse. Unfortunately...

Patience is rewarded Patience is one of most important things you must have when breeding budgerigars. One of the last pairs of 2017 breeding season happened to be a pair of lutino’s.The old hen died and l replaced the hen with a opaline light green spangle hen....

Rough Start for this chick Sometimes you have to admire a chick after having such a rough start. This bird was the only egg to hatch from a pair of Albino’s that l had decided to break up. The nestbox had been removed but the hen laid 3 eggs on the cage floor. ...

Right time right place It’s funny how things work out when you just happened to be in the right place at the right time. Being at my local seed merchants another customer just happened to be saying to the proprietor “ l need to buy some new budgerigar stock”....

Selecting my pairs Made a start on selecting my pairs for the forthcoming breeding season. It is good practice to pair up at least four pairs. OK anyone who has been in the hobby for anytime will know why we do this. But there may be some new to the hobby who are...